MarginNote AlternativesPDF Readers & Note-taking Tools like MarginNote

MarginNote is described as 'Integrating powerful tools for book annoation, mindmapping, flashcards and more, to build up your reading notes as never before' and is a PDF Reader in the education & reference category. There are more than 10 alternatives to MarginNote for a variety of platforms, including iPad, iPhone, Mac, Windows and Android Tablet apps. The best MarginNote alternative is Xodo. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try LiquidText or Skim. Other great apps like MarginNote are PDF Expert, Noteshelf, Flexcil and Highlights.

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  1. Xodo icon
     71 likes

    Xodo is the ultimate cross-platform PDF viewer and annotator. Powerful, fast, and optimized for all phones and tablets, Xodo makes it easy to access, edit, share, sync, manage, sign, and more.

    118 Xodo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
     
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    Xodo vs MarginNote Comments
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    Negative
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    Xodo: no index cards - no mindmapping

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
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    Only support standard PDF annotations.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Xodo is Paid and ProprietaryMarginNote is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Xodo is LightweightMarginNote is not according to our users
  2. PDF Expert icon
     38 likes

    Read, annotate, and highlight PDFs, fill interactive forms with saved input, underline or strike through text, manage bookmarks, sync files from cloud services, and share documents. Compatible with Preview and Adobe Acrobat annotations, supporting extensive iOS features.

    130 PDF Expert alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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    PDF Expert vs MarginNote Comments
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    1. Less supports for annotation, e.g., color/styles of notes, batch changing style of notes, advanced search in notes.
    2. Does not support epub.
    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • PDF Expert is Paid and ProprietaryMarginNote is Freemium and Proprietary
  3. LiquidText icon
     12 likes

    LiquidText offers a fast, natural way to review, gather, and organize information across all your docs: then apply the results to writing reports or simply studying. Pull out key facts and connect them together

    14 LiquidText alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPad
     
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    LiquidText vs MarginNote Comments
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    Negative
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    1. Needs subscription to sync between iOS and Mac.
    2. Much worse performance on Mac.
    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
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    Pen functions in LiquidText are much better

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • LiquidText is Freemium and ProprietaryMarginNote is also Freemium and Proprietary
    • LiquidText is LightweightMarginNote is not according to our users
  4. Skim icon
     93 likes

    PDF viewer for macOS supports scientific papers, annotations, highlights, bookmarks, split view, exporting notes, AppleScript, multiple annotation types, bibliography integration, full-screen, search, and compatibility with various macOS versions.

    89 Skim alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. Noteshelf icon
     17 likes

    Take beautiful handwritten notes or annotate PDFs on your iPad, and now even on your iPhone. With the new Noteshelf you can do all of the familiar, like type notes, record audio, draw shapes, sketch, sign contracts, fill forms, along with a lot of new, like add bookmarks, create...

    77 Noteshelf alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Chrome OS
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • Samsung Galaxy Store
    • Windows
     
  6. Highlights icon
     4 likes

    Highlights is a PDF reader for note takers. Highlights lets you highlight text and select images in the PDF, but take notes in a regular text-editor. No more typing notes and comments into tiny text boxes.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  7. Use Readit to save and manage your articles at a click of a button. Keep growing with your own library from everywhere.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  8. Zhizhi Reader icon
     2 likes

    Knowledge management software based on reading notes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Casedo icon
     1 like

    A document collection, management, navigation, markup and search app for lawyers and investigators.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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